“All of those negative ads that he’s running won’t do a thing to lower your gas prices or to lift up the debate in this country,” said then candidate Barack Obama about ads that were being run by his opponent, Sen. John McCain, in 2008. “The fact is, these Washington tactics do the American people a disservice by trying to distract us from the very real challenges that we face.”
But that was than and now and this is now.
ABC News Blogs report that despite that statement, the Obama campaign has been flooding Iowa and eight other battleground states with TV ads attacking Republican rival Mitt Romney for his financial investments and alleged ties to outsourcing. Although he decried it four years ago, a sluggish economy and tight race appears to have set the president on a path to using those same tactics himself. ABC News reports that of the 68,000 plus Obama ads that aired between June 2 and July 2, about 52,000 were negative. Republicans say they are an attempt to distract voters from the president’s actual record.
It could be argued that the ads do not “lift up the debate in the country,” but the real question is, do they work?
Are you likely swayed by negative ads in any campaign? Do you listen to what is said in negative ads and will the information likely change your vote?
http://politicalvine.com/politicalrumors/georgia-races/if-you-value-your-own-privacy-pay-close-attention-to-what-is-written-here/ And the beat goes on... the beat goes on on on on .
Bill McKinney - Kevin Kenerly and the former Snellville Mayor currently running has him as the current Campaign manager? EWWW! “I realize this is confusing, but Gwinnett politics often is. Loyalty is often non-existent as demonstrated by the fact that Kenerly hired McKinney earlier this year to find out who might be running against him. McKinney took the money even as he himself was searching for a candidate to challenge Kenerly (and then filed an ethics complaint when Kenerly failed to report the payment). In fact, McKinney approached me about taking Kenerly on last year earlier this year.” by Buzz Brockway http://www.gwinnettgazette.com/main/section/6-guests/470-levell-responds-to-last-minute-attacks The Shirley Lasseter campaign for District 1 Commissioner has finally shown its true colors. In today's edition of the Gwinnett Daily Post, and in an automated phone call to District 1 voters, Shirley's agent, Joe Newton, distributed a series of lies and falsehoods about Bruce LeVell's record and his positions on the issues.
Landmark Com, Kevin Kenerly, the whole stinkin mess still stuck to our shoes…
Under “The 10 things to do this weekend” brought to you by … Ex-customer http://www.mikethesleaze.com/ I guess time will tell us, but there are some really sharp knives out there. Time to view and comment.
By the way, Newton is under investigation in DeKalb for harassing a female candidate at her home trying to intimidate her out of a race for House of Representatives. http://brookhaven.patch.com/articles/roberts-residency-challenge-ridiculous Roberts' residency was proven and she will be on the ballot. Not only is Joe Newton a thug he's a liar.
Cleanup in aisle 9 please, It seems that we may have been "reamed"
Those of you who believe that homestead exemption is the deciding factor in determining residency need to remember a few facts. Like the Powell case from 2008 where a homestead exemption question could not keep a candidate off the ballot. Or the Williams case from 2004 where a homestead exemption question could not keep a candidate off the ballot. by Charlie Another view from the Peach Pundit peanut gallery of Mr. Salty Cracker: "I have no dog in this hunt but have to chuckle with the double speak between residence and homestead and living where. Her explanation is she lives in the district (now) – Rose Ridge – & has lived in DeKalb for 20 yrs.(street/district ?) to obfuscate the accusation. The law says if you own it 1/1 you are eligible for homestead exemption and: “To be granted a homestead exemption, a person must actually occupy the home, and the home is considered their legal residence for all purposes.” She can certainly call either or both homes her “occupied” residence but the one she homesteads is the legal residence for all purposes. Any of us owning two or more homes and our CPA’s are acutely aware of this & filing more than one homestead exemption is illegal. “errant” would have to be a total screw up on DeKalb’s part from the exemption on record not one that a filer got “confused” on. That’d be easy to clear up." http://www.peachpundit.com/2012/06/12/roberts-responds-to-residency-challenge-2/
An Administrative Law Judge already ruled that Roberts will be on the ballot. Joe Newton's thugish behavior failed. Now Joe is turning his attacks toward Beaudreau and once again the facts are not on his side. Not that he cares, he's trying to help Jerry Oberholtzer just like he helped Bannister, Lassiter and Heard. The Bannister cabal lives on!
As I posted earlier from the political wonks, it appears the homestead exemption can't be used as the sole source in contesting ballot listing, but the flip side is that its still the legal residence of record for which there can be only one at a time... SO liar may not always apply. So I hope there's more to the response than just name calling, our future is at stake here. PLEASE don't tell us we are pinning our hopes on a phone bill... Because we WANT the TRUTH!!
Probably the same thing with Romney, as his accomplishments all sound like a playbook for the liberals, given where he comes from. And we all know that won't work very well with the conservative base. He's got experience creating jobs and a successful business career, so any positives are probably going to center around that, but honestly, how far can it go?